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Monthly Archives for April 2018.

American’s President Wants to Stop Paying Philadelphia Airport Until They Clean Up Filth

by Gary Leff

American's President Wants to Stop Paying Philadelphia Airport Until They Clean Up Filth
Apr 18 2018

At an employee forum in Philadelphia this week American Airlines President Robert Isom was asked when the airline would work with the city to clean up the Filthadelphia airport?

He noted they pay for “75% of the bills around here… at the end of the day it is not right to be paying that for goods and services that are supposed to be delivered.” Isom committed to “talk to Doug Parker this week, and we’ll figure out how we can get the Mayor and the Airport Director aware of the situation.”

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Video Shows Military Storming Plane and Freeing Captive Flight Attendant

by Gary Leff

captive flight attendant
Apr 18 2018

The passenger continued to hold the flight attendant in the galley even as the plane touched down, and even after all of the rest of the plane disembarked. Negotiators came on board while the military prepared to storm the plane.

Eventually the military came in through the cockpit’s escape window, entered the cabin through the cockpit door, and took down the passenger. The mission was a success because they managed to take the man without the flight attendant being harmed.

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The Chilling Conversation With Air Traffic Control as Southwest 1380 Prepared to Land

by Gary Leff

blown engine
Apr 18 2018

Listening to the pilot talk to air traffic control as they made their descent into Philadelphia for an emergency landing is chilling. My whole body shakes and goes numb as I play this. The pilot did an incredible job, she stayed calm, dealt with everything matter of factly as she must and provided necessary information to the ground so that they could have the priority they needed getting to the ground and emergency services prepared for their arrival.

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United Will Start Adding a Plane With New Polaris Business Seats Every 10 Days

by Gary Leff

first class seats
Apr 18 2018

On this morning’s United earnings call Senior Vice President Andrew Nocella announced that they’ll be adding a plane with new Polaris business class seats every 10 days through 2020. If that turns out to be accurate it’s a real acceleration of pace for an airline that’s only retrofitted half a dozen planes in the two years since the product was announced.

Meanwhile two new Polaris lounges will open next month.

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Registration Live for Hilton’s New Bonus, Do It Now

by Gary Leff

hotel lobby
Apr 18 2018

Last week Hilton shared the details of their second quarter promotion, however it wasn’t yet available for registration. Now it is, and you should register, even if you don’t expect to stay at Hiltons in the coming months — because if your plans change (even with a last minute stay because of a forced overnight when your flight cancels) you’ll never remember to register on the spot. It takes seconds now then it’s now.

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Video: 3 Exotic Dancers Brought Their Own Vodka Onboard and Started a Brawl

by Gary Leff

people standing on plane
Apr 17 2018

Three women who are believed to work as lap dancers brought their own Grey Goose vodka onboard easyJet flight EZY8709 from London Gatwick to Tenerife on Friday.

Their foul language drew complaints, and attention to the booze they brought onboard, so flight attendants confiscated the Grey Goose. It’s unclear what transpired next because they managed to get their alcohol back. And that’s when things spiraled out of control.

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